| Saturday, Dec
7 2013 |
Pearl Harbor - Attack on U.S. base 1941 
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| Friday, Dec
6 2013 |
Finland Independence Day
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Gregor de Ste Croix
has hit the mark with his 1/48 Airfix Bf109F-4. Gregor
built this one straight out of the box and proved these older kits
turn into great looking models. And of course the desert camo
always looks great to my eyes.
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Ronald Beelen
is here with his East German 1/48 Trumpeter MiG 21F-13.
Ronald used a mixture of decals including some from Eduard.
I love the choice of camo Ronald chose to finish his DDR MiG.
This MiG looks fast even on the ground and Ronald captured the look
perfectly.
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Jens Gerber
has done an
exceptionally nice job building,
detailing and finishing his 1/48 Italeri Grumman TBM-1C Avenger.
Jens made the seat belts from scrap photo etch and Tamiya tape and
then added further scratchbuilt details. He then finished off
his Avenger in one of his expert looking paint jobs with just the
right amount of weathering..
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-14 Tomcat Air Intake Covers from QuickBoost
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
T-33 Canada 2 Tone Grey "CF-18 Scheme" decal sheet from
Leading
Edge Models
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Chokchai U.
is here to mark this special Thailand holiday with this delicate
looking 1/72 Airfix RTAF Avro504n.
This model is a kit bash using part of the Airfix kit and the HR
resin model plus scratchbuilt details and bits from a spares
box. All these parts were pulled together with great skill to
create the masterpiece you see in the photos.
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Dawid Smialkowski
has done a stellar job on his 1/48 KP Mastercraft Suchoj Su-22M4.
This Polish Su-22 was further detailed with a NEOMEGA cockpit and
also detail items from PART photo-etch. But it is Dawid's
skill at painting and weathering that really brings his model to
life. You will love the photos of this Su-22.
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Richard H Stracey
is here with a first on ARC. This is his 1/72
Hobbycraft Beaver
finished in the rare markings for a Zambian Beaver. It is
very cool to see this Beaver...wow this plane is used everywhere.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72 P-40B Warhawk radio equipment from
Aires.
This set is designed for
the Airfix kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
B-24 Liberator Part 1 decal sheet from Lifelike
Decals.
This decal sheet includes 4 B-24's and all with sexy noseart.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Bf 109E Seat with Safety Belts from QuickBoost.
This seat has amazing seatbelt
detail.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Dec 4 2013 |
India Navy Day
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Kevin R. Ingraham
is here to mark the India Navy Day with his beautifully done
1/48 Classic Airframes Hawker Sea Hawk Mk.101.
Kevin added some aftermarket details as well as scratchbuilt detail
to further improve on the CA kit. He also offers some very
helpful advice if you are building this particular model kit.
I love the look of the finished model with it's folded wings.
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Dragan Cvetic
joins us with his sleek looking 1/72 Zvezda MiG-21Bis.
Dragan added scratchbuilt seatbelts and finished off his Polish bare
metal MiG with aftermarket decals and some weathering. It's
good to see this bare metal MiG on ARC.
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Santiago Duarte
is here with a very very early helicopter design. This is his 1/72 Special Hobby Flettner
Fl265
and if you look carefully you'll notice it does not have a tail
rotor. Santiago added extra details to improve the look of his
finished model with great success as you will see in his photos.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27ER - AA-10 Alamo-C missiles from Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-8E/F-8J Crusader pitot tube
from
Master.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
Dec 3 2013 |
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Frederick Smith
has taken the classic 1/48 Monogram F/A-18A Hornet
and upgraded the detail by dropping the slats and flaps and
finishing it in a retro scheme from the F-4 Vigilantes. Frederick's
weathering job looks perfect.
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Ramon R. Lomeli
has added plenty of finely crafted scratchbuilt detailing to his
magnificent 1/48 Monogram B-25J Mitchell. Ramon then
pulled it all together with a south seas diorama base, which does
quite the job bringing this WW2 bomber to life. I really enjoyed
reading about it and seeing the photos.
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with a very special article today. This is his 1/72
Frog Heinkel He 162 Salamander
which is a great looking
model of this late war wonder jet. Also included is the story
and pics from Carmel's August 2013 visit to Seegrotte, which is the
secret underground assembly area for the He 162.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sepecat Jaguar wheels & paint masks from Aires.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning air intakes from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the for Hasegawa kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire 3-Spoke Wheels Block Tread from Ultracast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
B-24D 'Strawberry Bitch' decal sheet from Mike
Grant Decals.
This B-24D is wearing desert camo and is adorned with noseart on
both sides of the nose with one side of the cockpit wearing sexy
noseart.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Jens Gerber
starts today with a classic USN WW2 bomber. This is the 1/48 Revell / Monogram Curtiss SB2C
Helldiver
built mostly out of the box to a very high standard.. I love
the looks of the dive brakes on his Helldiver.
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Burt Gustafson
had a grand time building the 1/48 Tamiya Me262 A-1a. This
is a high quality kit which no doubt was the reason this build a
positive experience. Burt is an impressive job on the camo
scheme....I love the look of this 262.
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Santiago Duarte
is here with a very delicate looking little 1/72 Special Hobby Hughes TH-55A Osage.
Santiago finished his chopper in US Army markings which looks fantastic on this
little chopper. Very nicely done indeed.
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Zoltan Pocza
is here with a product article
for the First
Rhino Cruise VFA-11 Red Rippers 2006-2007 print from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-25K Frogfoot Speed Brake - Early V. from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for the for Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
SAAB J29A/B Tunnan model kit from
from
Tarangus.
This model kit includes markings for 3 different Swedish
jets....including 1 in UN markings.....plus resin detail parts.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Friday, Nov 29
2013 |
Albania Liberation Day
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Ulysses Almeida
has been busy getting this right on his 1/48 Academy Su- 30MK.
Ulysses started with the Academy Su-27UB and converted it
into an Su-30MK display bird and he explains the process in his
article. Ulysses did a first class job on the
finishing....his Su-30 looks outstanding.
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Pantelis Antonoglou
has done a flawless job on the 1/48 IBEX Beechcraft T-6A Texan II.
This is a multi-media kit and Pantelis has high praise for the
quality of this kit and I must say the finished model looks
exceptional plus the blue and white Greek colour scheme makes
everything look perfect.
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Ronald Beelen
is here with the latest MiG-21 in his collection. Today it is
his 1/48 Academy MiG-21PF
in the markings for a very famous North Vietnamese Ace. Ronald
built this one OOTB with very good results.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Bf110C/D Exhaust resin set from QuickBoost.
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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I
would like to wish all Americans at home and aboard a very
happy Thanksgiving Day. I hope you all share a meal
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Paolo De Sanctis
is here with a mid-war fighter from the MTO in Greece. This is
his beautifully done 1/72 Italeri Messerschmitt Bf.109G-6 has
srcatchbuilt details in the cockpit and is finished in the markings
for a Luftwaffe Ace. Paolo is skilled with an airbrush as you
will see in his photos.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with his very sharp looking 1/48 Hasegawa F-14A Tomcat
in Iranian markings. Shawn added some scratchbuilt details to
finish off this beauty.
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Harv
is here with his very striking looking 1/72 Italeri RCAF Dakota. Harv
built this classic for a friend Reg Clarke that is sadly no longer
with us. Included in the article is a photo of the real
aircraft shortly before it crashed and burned.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21MF Fishbed J Sensing Units from QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
BAE Harrier GR.1/T.2/AV-8A/AV-8C pitot tube and AOA probe from Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21/22/53 model
kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
This model kit includes markings for 5 different aircraft.
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Nov 27 2013 |
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Vince Pedulla
gets things started in style today with his first article on
ARC. Vince's 1/48 Tamiya A-1H Skyraider had added foil
seat belts and steel tubing gun barrels plus a full weapons
load. All this was finished with a most amazing weathering job
and those wonderful colorful markings from 1968. This
Skyraider was a treat to see and I know you will enjoy seeing all
his photos of this gem. Welcome to ARC Vince!!! I look
forward to seeing more of your models on ARC in the future.
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Kenji Miyazawa
has done an exceptional job on his latest model. This is his
absolutely beautiful
1/48 Academy Su-27UB
with added scratchbuilt details and finished in the beautiful blue
camo of the Russian Air Force. Kenji added a weapons load and
just the perfect amount of weathering to complete his Flanker.
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Barry Spikes
is here with something I thoroughly enjoyed seeing. This
is his "Tough Night Over Tripoli" F-111
artwork of the bombing mission many years ago by the F-111's that
spooked the heck out of a certain Libyan dictator. Very nicely
done Barry and an interesting topic for your artwork as well.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27T - AA-10 Alamo-B missiles
from Zactomodels
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
B-17G Flying Fortress 'Heavenly Bodies' decal sheet from
Zotz
Decals.
This sheet includes markings for five different 1/32 B-17G Flying
Fortress in bare metal and all sporting colorful noseart and on some
there is sexy noseart.
This
sheet is also available in 1/72 scale.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
Nov 26 2013 |
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Carmel J.Attard
has been busy making something very special. This is his
1/72 Airfix/Aeroclub Gloster Gauntlet II conversion that was
quite an involved and interesting project that resulted in a
spectacular model of this interesting little bi-plane.
Carmel's article includes the history of the Gloster Gauntlet II and
well as what was involved to pull the whole project together.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here with one of my favourite Canadian Hornet schemes.
This is his 1/48 Hasegawa CF-18 Hornet in the RCAF 75th
Anniversary scheme from 1999. Beautifully done Shawn.
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Santiago Duarte
is here with a rare little prototype of an aircraft that never
went into production. This is his 1/72 Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk
made from a resin kit with excellent results.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Ki-46 Dinah resin exhausts from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Tamiya kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Supermarine Spitfire 3-Spoke Wheels with Diamond Tread
from
Ultracast.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AGM65 Maverick + LAU-117/A Launcher from Northstarmodels. |
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Monday,
Nov 25
2013 |
Suriname Independence Day
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Sertac Bayar
gets things started with a model he refinished. This is his 1/48 A-7E Corsair II
with added detailing in the cockpit and finished in the markings
of a Helenic Air Force jet. Very nicely done Sertac.
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Phillip Steele joins
us from a coastal province in Canada with a very well done flying
boat. This is Phillip's 1/72 Italeri Cant Z.501 Gabbiano
that was partially built when he got it and he carried the project
through to a wonderful model after he scratchbult details and
rescribed the panels lines and did a flawless job on rigging.
This is a very attractive Spanish flying boat..
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Prokopis Kroustallis
joins us today with impressive collection of eight 1/72 Hasegawa
Mirage F.1 CG. All of these are
Helenic Air Force jets and each was given added detailing to dress up the
cockpit. This is an amazing display and a wonderful tribute
the the Greek pilots that flew the Mirage F.1 CG.
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Zoltan Pocza
is here with a product
article for the F-14A
Tomcat VF-201 Hunters, AF100 / 162709 / 1994 print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-29A Fulcrum Air Intake Covers
from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for the G.W.H. kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Friday, Nov 22
2013 |
Lebanon National Day
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Artur Oslizlo
gets things started in style with his
flawlessly weathered 1/48 Eduard Polikarpov I-16 type 24. Artur
added a CMK interior set to bring this little fighter to life with
full detail. Beautiful work Artur.
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Michael "Chewie" Choo
is here with his very colorful and attractive
1/72 Revell F-4F Phantom II Richthofen. This is a
Luftwaffe display bird and Michael kept it beautifull clean.....I
really like the look of this one.
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John Irwin (11Bee)
has been very busy scratchbuiding detail for his 1/35 Dragon AH-6C - The First
Littlebird.
John did extensive modifications to create this rare early
Littlebird and finished it all off with decals from Cobra Company.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
F-8E Crusader interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This set is designed for
the Trumpeter kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
AV-8B Harrier II Ejection seat with safety belts from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Douglas DC-2 in "Civilian Service" model
kit from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
model kit includes markings for 10 different aircraft from Japan,
China, The Netherlands and Russia.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, Nov
21 2013 |
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Victor De Jesus
gets things started today with his big and glorious 1/24 Airfix BAe Sea Harrier FRS-1.
Victor added plenty of detail to his Harrier which ended up
being a 7 month project. I know you will enjoy seeing all his
photos of this gem. Well done Victor.
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Douglas Conrady
has been very busy building and creating his 1/72
XB-41 - Destroyer Escort. Douglas tell the fascinating
story of this "one off" prototype and what was involved to
build this heavily armored escort. This was not a simple
project and I'm amazed at the effort involved to pull it all
together....an effort that included rare Paragon parts, as well as
parts from Quickboost and even B-17 part from a kind member on the
ARC forums.
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Dragan Cvetic
took this old kit and rescribed it and converted it to a FT-7 to
create his 1/72
Condor FT-7.
Dragan has a big talent for weathering as you will see on the desert
camo on this Iranian jet.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Messerschmitt Me 410A Radio Equipment from
QuickBoost.
This set is designed for
the Meng kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
BAE Harrier GR.1/T.2/AV-8A/AV-8C pitot tube and AOA probe from
Master.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Nov 20
2013 |
Mexican Revolution Anniversary
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Gerd Wilcken
is here with something very tiny and very cool today. This is
his 1/144 Minicraft B-26 Marauder
wearing the markings for the famous bobmber Flak Bait and a full
weathering job which looks outstanding on this tiny tiny model.
The airfield accessories came from Brengun.
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Shawn
"phantom" Weiler
has been busy on the conversion of his 1/48 Hasegawa RF-4E(S) Phantom #171.
Shawn used a Paragon resin nose and Decals from Hi Decal Line to
create 1 of the 3 Israeli Recon Phantoms. And of course it is
wearing that glorious colourful desert camo scheme.
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Santiago Duarte
is here with the granddaddy of choppers. This is the resin and
photo etch 1/72 ExtraTech Sikorsky VS-300
looking very delicate and quite well done and accurate to the
tiniest detail. I loved seeing this early Sikorsky chopper.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-60 - AA-8 Aphid missile from
Zactomodels.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Pantelis Antonoglou
added the C&H Miniatures conversion
set to his 1/48 Monogram (conversion) HAF TF-102A. Pantelis rescribed and
riveted the whole model and once the conversion was complete, he
finished it off with Icarus Decals for a Greek jet with just a
subtle amount of weahtering..
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with his beautifully finished 1/48
Italeri Ta 152 H. Jens worked through some fit issues and
ended up with a stunning example of this late war fighter. |
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Burt Gustafson
did a lovely job on his baremetal 1/48 HobbyBoss F-80C Shooting Star.
Burt gave his F-80 a bomb load and finished his model with Alclad II
to a very fine looking bare metal finish. It's a treat to see
these classic jets in all their bare metal glory.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Mirage III pitot tube from QuickBoost. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Curtiss P-40 Wheels Smooth Style from
Ultracast.
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Alexey
Sulla is here with a product
article for the 1/72
AGM65 Maverick + LAU-117/A Launcher from
Northstarmodels.
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the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Frederic Cottin
has been busy superdetailing his 1/48 Pro-Modeler SB2C-5 Helldiver.
Frederic converted the dash 4 to a dash 5 by lengthening the bomb
bay, created a new cockpit for the pilot and modified the propeller
and then scratchbuilt the wingfolds. Amazing work Frederic.
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Sean Langley has
taken the classic
1/48
Monogram CF-101B Voodoo and turned it into a thing of
beauty. Sean has proven with some dedication this Monogram kit
does build into a beautiful Voodoo.
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El Rey
has done an amazing job converting and detailing his 1/72 Italeri OH-58D Kiowa Late Version.
El Rey was very thorough in his detailing and pretty well every area
of this Kiowa was given added detailing to make this a very stunning
model,
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
EF 2000 Single seat Typhoon interior photo etch detail set from
Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail set
is designed for the Trumpeter kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Zoltan Pocza is here with a product
article for the First
Rhino Cruise VFA-11 Red Rippers 2006-2007 F-18SE/001 print from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Bf 109F - Early Seat conversion from QuickBoost.
This detail set
is designed for the Zvezda kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Friday,
Nov 15
2013 |
Brazil Republic Day
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Gerald Asher
has done a huge amount of work kitbashing and scratchbuilding
his 1/48 Consolidated B-32 Dominator. This project
involved a few different kits and aftermarket parts and a large
amount of head scratching and pondering for Gerald to pull it all
together into the award winning model you will see in his
photos. It's a very cool project and I love the look of the
finished model.
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Sohaib Talal
has added a resin cockpit set and resin air scoops to make this
amazing 1/48 Academy MiG-21MF. Sohaib added various
weapons and finished his well weathered Syrian jet in desert camo
using decals from 2 different companies. Stunning work Sohaib. |
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Artur Oslizlo
is here with a very interesting looking aircraft. This is his
1/48 Mirage Hobby Lublin R-XIII D in Polish Air Force markings
complete with a very subtle shading and weathering job. Artur
is a master with an air brush and this little fighter is a treat to
see.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Spitfire Mk IX Position Lights and Rudder from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 / Su-30 Flanker Pitot Tube from
Master.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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14 2013
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Andrea Pomettini
has taken the classic 1/72 ESCI F4-E Phantom II and added
some critical detail to turn it into a stunning Vietnam War era
Phantom. Almost every area of this model has been improved
with added detail and I know you will be very impressed when you
read what was done and see the photos of this SEA beauty.
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Olivier Barles
added brake lines and other detail to his big 1/32
Hobby Boss Iliouchine Il-2m Stormovik.
But the real beauty of Olivier's tank buster is the weathering job
which includes chipped paint and mud which shows the difficult
conditions these aircraft had to operate in.
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Orlando Sucre Rosales
joins us from Caracas, Venezuela with his tiny and wonderfully
detailed 1/72 Italeri Hughes 500M.
Orlando spent much time researching the smaller details to make his
model as accurate helicopter for the Spanish navy and he explains
all these changes in his article and also explains some of the areas
to be careful of when building this kit..
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Vympel R-27R - AA-10 Alamo-A missile from
Zactomodels.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Nov 13 2013 |
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My adventure to the Philippines is
over. I am looking forward to catching up on ARC and a 2 week
backlog of e-mails.
The ARC Submissions e-mail inbox
was full and I have got that problem sorted so please resume sending in your articles.
It's good to be home.
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Jens Gerber joins
us from Germany with his beautifully done 1/48
Tamiya Focke Wulf FW190 A4 wearing very interesting markings.
The checkerboard on the nose is quite the pleasant sight to see on a
Fw 190. Jens is a master with an airbrush as you will see in
his photos.
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José C. N. Motta Jr.
joins us today with his first article on ARC and his first model
since returning to the hobby. José has done a most amazing
job on his 1/48 Airfix Sea Harrier FA.2 which uses a
combination of aftermarket sets and a large amount of highly skilled
scratchbuilding. Sit back and enjoy...this one is a
BEAUTY!!! Welcome to ARC José.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
did quite a bit of fine work to create his very accurate looking
Canadian
1/48
Kinetic Tracker
complete with folded wings. Shawn's tracker is an amazing
looking model with all the wonderful detail and complicated folded
wings that make everything look perfect. I thoroughly enjoyed
seeing the photos of this one.
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Here's a product article
for the Boeing
737-700 (N214WN) - Southwest Airlines / United States of America print
from
Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-102A Delta Dart Ejection seat with safety belts from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
WWII USAAF Fighter Pilot - European Theatre from Ultracast.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Monday,
Nov 11
2013 |
Poland Independence Day
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Remembrance
Day / Veterans Day |
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Private message to
A.....check your e-mail
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No product articles
today...out of respect for Veterans Day / Remembrance
Day....lest we forget.
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Frederick Smith
has built and finished the 1/72 Hasegawa A-10A Thunderbolt II to
a very high standard. The photos look like a 1/32 super
detailed model, but this is in fact an out of the box build in
1/72. Very impressive indeed and in the "Fly Tigers"
markings no less.
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José Alvarez
is here with one of the coolest models I've seen on ARC. This
is his 1/122 Revell Super Connie Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star which
required quite a bit of custom work to turn a passenger air liner
into this rare radar equipped military aircraft. José did
quite a bit of custom work and ended up with a breath taking model
that is a joy to see from any angle.
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Steve Negley
went the extra mile to create his 1/48 Revell Monogram/ Koster Conversion McDonnell Douglas RF-101C Voodoo.
Steve completed the conversion with very little grief and then
used a combination of decals and custom painted markings to create
his eye popping single seater Voodoo. I love the look of this
finished model.
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No joke or funny
picture today out of respect for the Nov 11.
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| Saturday,
Nov 9
2013 |
Cambodia Independence Day
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First
flight of AV-8B Harrier Nov 9 1978 |
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A and S....... check
out these links for news about my trip
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http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=269645
http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=269644
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| Friday, Nov 8
2013 |
Greece
Hellenic Air Force Day
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Typhoon Yolanda is
currently at it's peak.......I'm not sure what the wind speed
is......but it's much higher than howling winds. I'm
hunkered down with 4 local friends keeping safe as we eat home
cooked garlic prawns and rice for lunch and tonight we'll have beef cooked in a Filipino way with a birthday cake to celebrate the
birthday of one of the people in our group. All is well and everyone's extended family in our group safe and sound.
Everyone has been busy texting to make sure loved ones found safe
shelter. It's almost sunset here with the storm still raging
and we'll sit tight until first light before we venture outside, but
early reports are that their bamboo houses with concrete corner
pillars have survived this super typhoon. The power grid was
shut down as soon as the winds reached a certain speed and I suspect
it will be days before repairs are done and the power is back.
I will be attempting to make my scheduled flight out....but it is
uncertain if the road is clear or if the boats will be up and
running early enough to get to the airport on time.....but I will
try.
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Stephan Mühlberger
has gone the extra mile detailing his 1/32 Academy CF-188B.
Stephan used a variety of aftermarket sets to detail his
Canadian 2 seat Hornet trainer but it was his skill at detailing and
painting and weathering that pulled this whole project together into
a masterpiece.
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Ermanno Bonafin
joins us from Italy with a very famous Avenger. This is
the 1/48 Italeri Grumman TBM-1C
with all the right mix of resin and photo etch goodies to add all
the right detail, but it is the flawless paint job that brings this
bomber to life.
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S K Loh
has been busy doing detailing to his micro 1/144 Academy MIG-23ML Conversion.
This particular MiG-23 is the Syrian jet that defected to Israel and
S K did plenty of modifications to make his model much more
accurate. I love the markings for Syria and Israel.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
OV-10A/B Bronco Exhaust from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Supermarine Spitfire F.21 'Victor' and Supermarine Spitfire
F.23 'Valiant' Prototypes model kits from Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, Nov
7 2013 |
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Well the typhoon
Yolanda has yet to show itself....it's a tiny bit windy here, but
nothing worthy of concern. This place should be in full storm
mode in about 12 hours (2pm eastern US time) until then it's a
waiting game. I'm quite confident we'll be very safe in this
concrete hotel room, but it does go against all common sense (from a
North American point of view) to ride through a Cat 5 typhoon
(hurricane). I am beginning to hear thunder in the distance,
which I'm assuming might be the approaching typhoon.
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Artur Oslizlo
has done an exceptionally fine job super detailing his 1/48 Kinetic EA-6B Prowler.
Artur added an Aires cockpit, Wolfpack electronic bays and
finished it all off with a weathering job befitting a USN jet. Beautiful
work Artur.
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Yang Yu-Pei
has been very busy super detailing his 1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109G.
Yu-Pei used a resin cockpit set as well as other aftermarket items
and scratchbuilt details before giving this 109 a flawlessly
weathered camo paint job. Bf-109's don't get much better than
this.
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Victor De Jesus
joins us with his very attractive looking 1/32 Trumpeter MiG-15
bis. Victor built his MiG-15 in the marking for a Russian
Ace during the Korean War. Victor tells the war history of
this Ace as well as his one dog fight with a very formidable
American Ace. It's a thoroughly enjoy able article i'm sure you will
enjoy.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
A-10A Thunderbolt II Corrected Fan Blades from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-8E / F-8J Crusader Pitot Tube
from Master.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Nov 6 2013 |
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I'm currently
finishing a 2 week trip to the Philippines and as luck would have
it....my location appears in the direct path of a Category 4
Typhoon. My fight home on Friday is now delayed as the storm
will be at it's peak then and all flights have been cancelled for 2
days. There is a very good chance the eye of the storm will be
going over my location. I am in a concrete hotel room that
should give me excessive protection. I will be going out at
first light to offer shelter in my hotel room to my local friends to
protect them from the worst of the storm as I know their modest home
will not be safe during this storm. Once the storm hits, the
power grid locally will be badly damaged which could make daily
updates impossible until I can arrange a flight home. I will
do my best to keep the daily updates happening.
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Sean Langley
went to great lengths to build and detail his exceptionally fine
1/48 Monogram B-26B Marauder. Sean battled fit issues
during the building process and went the extra miles adding
scratchbuilt detail all through his Marauder. Beautiful job
Sean....this one is stgunning.
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Shawn "phantom" Weiler
is here to make the Tomcat fans happy with his 1/48 Hasegawa Tomcat VF-84.
Shawn used some aftermarket goodies and Fightertown decals to
finish his Jolly Rogers F-14 to a very high level of finish..
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J.J.Chen
combined 2 kits to create his WW2 era 1/48
Piper Cub. JJ did plenty of work to create to Cub along
with the very well done display base with grass made from
sawdust. The addition of D-Day stripes makes this one very
attractive Cub.
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1/32
Vympel R-73 - AA-11 Archer missile from Zactomodels
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Mk I/Mk II Cockpit Doors without crowbar & fittings
from
Ultracast.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Some
members are having IP problems on the forums....if this is
you....send me info about your Operating system and browser type and
version....and a screen shot of the error page. Please do this
with the link http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php
and e-mail me that info to sheb@telus.net......and
if you are having IP address issues on one computer and not on
another...send me info about both devices and if they are using the
same Internet Service Provider or a different ISP.
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| Tuesday,
Nov 5
2013 |
 Guy
Fawkes Day
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Shalom Hen
gets things started today with his beautifully done 1/48 Italeri F-86E Sabre.
Shalom chose what-if markings for an Israeli Sabre in a period
correct camo and I must say I completely enjoyed seeing the photos
of this one.
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Olivier Barles
Is here with his 1/32
Hasegawa Focke-Wulf 190 A-6 painted in one of most interesting
camo schemes I've seen on a 190. This is a special camo scheme
from the summer of '43 at the battle of Kursk and it reminds me of
some of the unique camo schemes worn by German armour units during
WW2.
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Fred Shammas
graces ARC today with photos of his 1/48 F-4M Phantom II diorama.
This is a Royal Navy Phantom II complete with drop tanks and
posed in one of Fred's very realistic diorama settings. |
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Here's a product article
for the Boeing
737-700 (N224WN) - Southwest Airlines / United States of America print
from
Deployment
Productions.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Jaguar A Pitot Tube from
QuickBoost.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Sunday,
Nov 3
2013 |
Panama Independence Day
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Polly Singh
is here in style with his Indian Air Force 1/72 Novo
Hawker Hunter. This was a very inexpensive kit that Polly transformed
into quite the gem in the markings for a No 27 sqn "The Flaming
arrows" jet in 1985. Polly has a solid talent for doing
amazing things with not so amazing model kits. |
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Gerd Wilcken
joins us today with his beautifully done and very tiny 1/144 Revell Goodyear FG-1D.
This is one of the very rare Goodyear Corsairs and Gerd chose to
build his as a battle veteran Corsair that participated in the Foot
ball War back in '69. Gerd captured the look of this Corsair
perfectly with the bright markings and worn camo. Very nicely
done Gerd.
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Fred
Shammas
graces the ARC homepage today with photos of his 1/48 MiG-23 diorama.
Fred is a master at realism in his model photography and his photos
show this very well.....he will be missed by many of us.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Me 410B-2/U4 Gun Barrels from
QuickBoost.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, Oct
31 2013 |
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Wolfram
Witschel gets things started in a very impressive way with his
very colorful 1/72 Italeri/Revell Basler Turbo BT-67. This
beauty was built with a reason conversion set that you can purchase
by going to the link in the article. No doubt about it....this
is one cool conversion set.
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Fred Shammas
honors us with photos of his 1/48
Dassault Super Entendard diorama. Fred finished his
jet in markings for the Argentine Navy at a base created by
Fred. Realism was Fred strong point.
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Mark L. Rossmann
is here with his superb Korean war 1/48 Airfix Fr.47 Seafire.
Mark tells the history of the Seafire and it's role in the
Koraen war and how he built this beauty. Flawless work Mark,
it's always a treat to see your latest model here on ARC. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
MiG-29A Ejection Seat with Safety belts from QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
F-8E / F-8J Crusader Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
CP-122 Neptune Standard Service markings decal sheet
from Canuck
Model Products.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Oct 30 2013 |
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Stephan Mühlberger
has done a stunning job super detailing his 1/32 Tamiya F-4B Phantom II.
Stephan used a few aftermarket sets and combined all those with
his masterful scratchbuilding to create one very amazing
Phantom II in colorful markings from the heyday of this much
loved jet. |
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Jens Gerber
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/48 Tamiya Fw 190 A8/R2.
Jens added some of his special details to bting his FW 190 toi
life and then finished his fighter in one of those amazing Luftwaffe
camo schemes from later in WW2. |
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Fred Shammas
honors us today with photos of his 1/48 Su-25 diorama.
This is an Iranian jet on the tarmac at a base somewhere in Iran
parked next to an Iranian F-5.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Alamo Missiles
from
Zactomodels.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Cockpit Doors, without crowbar from Ultracast.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
Oct 29
2013 |
Turkey Republic Day
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Private Note to
"A" & "S".....everything
is going well and as planned....saw Doctor yesterday....having some
problems finding an internet connection.
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Gianni "Kurnass77" Coniglio
starts today with his exceptionally detailed
1/72 Hasegawa F-4B Phantom II that was built for a recent Group
Build on the ARC Forums.. Gianni used a long list of
aftermarket goodies and then further detailed his F-4 with
scratchbuilt details and finished it all off with skillfull painting
and weathering. Enjoy the photos....it doesn't get much better
than this. |
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Fred Shammas is
featured today with his 1/48 Huey Diorama. Fred
finished this oine as an an Iranian Army chopper in the IRIAA
(Islamic Republic of Iran Army Air Corps) at a base somewhere in
Iran and if you look carefully you will also see his Iranian Cobra
in some of the pics.
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Carmel J. Attard
is here with 2 very special models today. These are his 1/72 Replica Hispano HA-200 and
HA-220
in Spanish Air Force markings. Carmel actually cast one of
these models in metal himself so he could have 2 different versions
of this Spanish built advanced trainer aircraft. I was quite
impressed by the effort Carmel put into both of these models which
shows when you see the photos of both of these fantastic looking
models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
MiG-29A Fulcrum Exhaust covers from QuickBoost.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Sunday,
Oct
27 2013 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenaidines Independence Day
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Fred Shammas
is featured today with his 1/48 Mirage F-1 diorama. His
Mirage is wearing Iraqi markings as it sits in an Iranian hanger in
1991. Fred's work has inspired so many people all around the
world. |
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| Saturday,
Oct 26
2013 |
Austria National Day
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| Friday,
Oct 25
2013 |
Charge
of the Light Brigade in the Crimean war |
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| Thursday, Oct 24
2013 |
Zambia Independence Day
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Fred Shammas
is featured today with photos of his 1/48 F-5E Golden Crown Diorama.
The Golden Crown was the national aerobatics display team of Iran
and 13 Photos of Fred's diorama are including for your enjoyment
today.
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Polly Singh
has done a first class job on his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hurricane IIB
diorama. This is an Indian Air Force bird in Burma during
1944 complete with all the accessories to complete the scene.
Very nicely done Polly.
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Kees Kuyper
is here with photographic proof of NESA on Mars.
NESA is of course the NEtherlands Space Agency.
It is always enjoyable to see the latest What-if work from Kees. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-28 Trojan Exhaust and Cooling Grills from
QuickBoost.
This detail set is designed for the for Roden kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
MiG-21U, US, UM Mongol Pitot Tube from
Master.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Symmetrical Era CF-18 Markings decal sheet
from
Canuck
Model Products.
This decal
sheet provides a vast selection of markings for the Canadian F-18.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Oct 23 2013 |
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Fred Shammas
is featured today with 3 photos of his 1/48 A-20 Havoc diorama.
Fred built a wide variety of models but they all looked like the
real thing in his photos.
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William Smith
has dome an exceptionally fine job building and weathering his
1/48 Hasegawa F-15 Aggressor. William chose the markings
for an Aggressor bird using markings from Afterburner decals.
His finished Eagle looks very attractive indeed......beautiful work
William. |
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Kevin Payne
has been very busy adding a full scratchbuilt interior including
boarding steps to his 1/72 Rareplane vacform Gates Learjet C-21A.
Kevin added very subtle weathering to bring his USAF Learjet to
life. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
P-47 Engine from QuickBoost.
This engine is designed for the for Hobby Boss kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Su-27 Combo correction set from
Zactomodels.
This set includes
the Canopy, Nosecone and Intake detail sets for Trumpeter kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
Oct 22 2013 |
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Fred Shammas
is featured today with photos of his big and impressive 1/32 Tamiya F-14 diorama
wearing the Tan/Brown/Green camo scheme of the Islamic
Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF).
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Jens Gerber
joins us from Germany with his beautifully done 1/48 Revell/Dragon Fw 190 F8
wearing late war colours. Jens added further details to the
cockpit and gun barrels etc and finished it all off with a flawless
Luftwaffe camo scheme. Jens offers some helpful painting info
regarding late war FW-190's. I love the job you did on this
one Jens. |
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Burt Gustafson
has done a marvelous job finishing his baremetal 1/48 Airfix English Electric Lightning F.2A.
Burt tells the his of this unique fighter as well as what was
involved in building this Airfix kit. As usual Burt finished
it to a very high standard. Beautiful work Burt. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Sukhoi Su-7 BKL Air Intakes from QuickBoost.
These air intakes are designed for
the KP Models kit
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Spitfire Cockpit Doors, with crowbar from Ultracast.
These doors are designed for the Tamiya Spitfire Mk I & Mk V
kits
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Fred Shammas
photo of his 1/48 Academy T-33 diorama are here to start
things off. Fred sure did have a talent for photography and
scale modeling.
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Gordon I
joins us in style with his first article on ARC. This is
Gordon's 1/48 Airfix CH149 Cormorant using the Belcher Bits
conversion set. Gordon captured the look of the Canadian Cormorant
flawlessly and I am very pleased to see his first article on
ARC. I look forward to seeing more of Gordon's work on ARC in
the future. Welcome to ARC Gordon!!! |
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C.K.Hsu
is here with a most attractive 1/48 Tamiya F-16C Fulcrum.
This is an Aggressor Squadron F-16C using Afterburner decals and
a resin exhaust nozzle and given a full weathering job to bring this
model to life. I love the look of this tan/brown camo scheme. |
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Here's a product article
for the Boeing
737-700 (N711HK) - Southwest Airlines / United States of America print
from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
F-104C Starfighter Ejection Seat from
QuickBoost.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Sunday, Oct
20 2013 |
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Fred Shammas
gets things started in style with his 1/48 Tornado IDS diorama.
This is a Gulf War Tornado complete with sexy nose art.
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Fred Shammas
is also here today with his very realistic looking 1/48 Northrop RF-5A diorama.
Fred got everything looking perfect and finished it all off in
one of his amazingly lifelike settings.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Friday, Oct
18 2013 |
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Fred Shammas
starts today with 1 photo of his 1/48 F-106 diorama. This
does look like a vintage scene from the 1060's.
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Hal Marshman Sr.
has put plenty of his skillful scratchbuilt detailing into his
1/48 Hasegawa Bf-109G-2. This is a Eastern Front fighter
from the Battle for Stalingrad time period. Hals' work is
always impeccable in every way and I love seeing his work on ARC.
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Carmel J Attard
did an impressive job modifying the 1/72 Matchbox H.S.Buccaneer S2
into a particular Bucc. It is always fascinating to read
Carmel's articles and see the many improvements he does on each
build to get the very historically accurate models he is world
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
P-47D-20 interior photo etch detail set from Eduard
Model Accessories.
This detail
set is designed for the Trumpeter kit.
This detail set is
available directly from
Sprue
Brothers Models.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
Tupolev Tu-2 Exhausts from QuickBoost.
These
exhausts are designed for the Xuntong kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
Sperber Junior model kit from
Czech
Master Resin - CMR Models. This
model kit includes the markigns for '61', flown by Hanna Reitsch.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Thursday, Oct
17 2013 |
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WINTERVALLEY
has moved all it's modelling
prodcuts under the name Canuck
Model Products
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Fred Shammas
is here to make all the Tomcat fans grin with his 1/48 Hasegawa F-14
sporting a blue Iranian camo scheme. Enjoy Fred's photos
everyone.
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Jens Gerber
dropped by the ARC Corporate office in Germany with his 1/48
Eduard Weekend Fw 190D-9. Jens upgraded details on his 190
with scratchbuilt items and gave it a flawless camo paint
job. Beautiful work as always Jens.
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Dragan Cvetic
has a very special model for you to enjoy today. This is
his 1/72 Revell Hawker Hunter MK.59 in a great looking camo
and paint scheme thanks to Linden Hill Iraqi fighters decal
sheet. Dragan also dressed up the cockpit with some
scratchbuilt details. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/72
AV-8A Harrier Conversion set from
QuickBoost.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/144 CF-188 Hornet Standard Service Markings decal
sheet from Canuck
Model Products.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/24
BAE Harrier FRS.1 / FRS.51 Pitot tube & AOA tube from
Master.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Wednesday,
Oct 16 2013 |
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Sorry this update is
late....I got sidetracked on Wednesday at the dentist getting 2 root
canals. All went well......he's a good dentist.
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Fred Shammas starts
today with some photos of his 1/48 F-7 diorama. Fred
finished his F-7 in Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force markings and
an attractive blue camo.
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Damian Murphy
has done an exceptionally fine job on his 1/32
Tamiya F4U1 Corsair. Damian was very impressed with the
fit and detail level of this Tamiya kit and I must say I'm very
impressed with the job Damian did on the painting and weathering on
his Corsair. Take a good look at his photos....amazing work. |
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Paul Coppin
made me grin with his beautifully done 1/48 Revell
F-16A. This is a special Tiger Meet Viper with the Belgium
Air Force and Paul captured the look of it perfectly. I love
Tiger Meet jets and this one looks fantastic. |
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32
Su-27 intake correction set from
Zactomodels.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Tuesday,
Oct 15 2013 |
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Fred Shammas
starts today with photos of his 1/48 Jaguar GR-1.
If you're a Desert Storm fan, then you're going to love seeing
photos of Fred's Jaguar in a diorama.
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Ramon R. Lomeli
is here with a special treat today. This is his 1/35 MRC/Academy OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
that is built and detailed to represent the bird flown by his friend
in the late 1990's. Ramon has some helpful
info about building this kit and explains the extra added detailing
he did to bring this beauty to life. |
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Adrian
'DREN' Garza has done a stunning job on his 1/48 Hasegawa F-4J Phantom II.
Adrian added aftermarket goodies from 3 different companies and
scratchbuilt details and finished it all off with VF-84 Jolly Rogers
markings. A Jolly Rogers Phantom...SWEET!!!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
T-28 Trojan control lever and rudder pedals from
QuickBoost.
This set is
designed for the Roden kit.
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Here's a product article
for the 1/48
P-38 Lightning Wheels with Smooth Tires from Ultracast.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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Happy
Thanksgiving Day to everyone in Canada!!!
Enjoy
your time with family and friends. |
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Fred Shammas
starts today with a photo of his 1/48
MiG-17 Diorama. Yet again...100% realism by
Fred.....his work is impecable.
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Gavin Parnaby
has used numerous aftermarket detail sets along with plenty of
scratchbuilding to extensively improve his 1/72 KP Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’.
He details the whole build in excellent easy to follow detail in
his article. He finished his chopper in Ugandan
markings. I'm very impressed by the effort Gavin put into this
tiny 1/72 Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’. |
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Lucio P.
joins us from Italy with one of the coolest 1/48 Hasegawa A-7E Corsair II
I have seen. This was a special scheme from Desert Storm
that looks great by itself, but Lucio took his A-7 to a whole new
level with many high detail resin sets that added detail to all the
important areas of this classic jet. Sit back and enjoy his
photos and read exactly what he did to create this gem. |
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Here's a product article
for the Boeing
737-700 (N727SW) - Southwest Airlines / United States of America print
from Deployment
Productions.
20%
off of any products for every ACTIVE, registered ARC community
members!
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Here's a product article
for the 1/32 Spitfire Mk VIII Fishtail Exhausts from
QuickBoost.
These exhausts
are designed for the Tamiya kit.
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In
the Test Post Clubhouse there is a new
daily photo and a daily joke.
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| Sunday, Oct 13
2013 |
US Navy's birthday
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Fred Shammas
joins us today with a photo of his 1/48 F-104 Diorama in
Luftwaffe markings. Fred had a talent for realism in his
photo that was truly unique. |
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Saturday, Oct
12 2013 |
Bali
Bombing Terrorist Bombing in Nightclub Bali, Indonesia (2002) |
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Fred Shammas
is back today with his 1/48 Sea King. Fred
finished his Sea King as an Iranian Navy chopper and then displayed
it in one of his very realistic dioramas. |
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Thailand National Day (H.M. The King's Birthday) 
Russia - Soviet winter counteroffensive under Moscow
(1941) 
Laos Proclamation of the Republic 
United Arab Emirates National Day 
Central Africa National Day 
Romania National Day 
Barbados National Day 
Scotland - St. Andrew's Day 
Mauritania Independence Day 
Monaco National Day 
The Day of Artillery in Republic of Belarus and in Russia 
Oman National Day 
Latvia National Day 
USMC Birthday (1775) 
Indonesia's "Remembrance" day 
Philippines - All Souls Day 
Algeria - The Revolution Day of 1st November 
Czech National Day 
Turkmenistan National Day 
Ecuadorian Airforce Day 
Somalia National Day 
Trafalgar Day - Royal Navy Anniversary 
Thanksgiving Day 
Spain National Day 
Equatorial Guinea National Day 